Month: September 2020

Psalm 19, without excuse!

Psa 19:1, …THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD; AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWS HIS HANDIWORK.

David could clearly see the glory of GOD in the sunsets, the sunrise, in the starry night skies and in the moon and the sun!

Jer 10:12, HE HAS MADE THE EARTH BY HIS POWER, HE HAS ESTABLISHED THE WORLD BY HIS WISDOM, AND HAS STRETCHED OUT THE HEAVENS AT HIS DISCRETION. 

Psa 19:2-3, DAY UNTO DAY UTTERS SPEECH, AND NIGHT UNTO NIGHT REVEALS KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE WHERE THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD.

My father, before he passed on, came to faith in GOD by just looking up to the sky! IT SPOKE TO HIM THAT THIS IS NO ACCIDENT! HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE DESIGNER THROUGH HIS DESIGN! HIS CREATION SPEAKS KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WILLING TO HEAR!

Rom 1:20, For since the creation of the world HIS INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES ARE CLEARLY SEEN, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are WITHOUT EXCUSE,

Psa 19:7-9, THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT, converting the soul; THE TESTIMONY OF THE LORD IS SURE, making wise the simple; THE STATUTES OF THE LORD ARE RIGHT, rejoicing the heart; THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD IS PURE, enlightening the eyes; THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS CLEAN, enduring forever; THE JUDGMENTS OF THE LORD ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ALTOGETHER.

YET GREATER THAN HIS CREATION IS HIS WORD WHICH REVEALS TO SINFUL MAN HIS GREATEST NEED, TO BE FORGIVEN! FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION SINFUL MAN IS CLEARLY SEEN

Psa 86:15, BUT YOU, O LORD, ARE A God FULL OF COMPASSION, and GRACIOUS, LONGSUFFERING and ABUNDANT IN MERCY AND TRUTH.

Eph 2:4-5, But God, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY, BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE WITH WHICH HE LOVED US, EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN TRESPASSES, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST (by grace you have been saved),

GET TO KNOW YOUR CREATOR, STUDY HIS WORD, SEEK HIS FACE, SEEK HIS TREASURES FOUND IN HIS WORD! HE IS COMING!

Psalm 18, Trusting in the LORD!

Psa 18:1-3, … I WILL LOVE YOU, O LORD, MY STRENGTH. THE LORD IS MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER; My God, MY STRENGTH, IN WHOM I WILL TRUST; MY SHIELD AND THE HORN OF MY SALVATION, MY STRONGHOLD. I WILL CALL UPON THE LORD, WHO IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED; SO SHALL I BE SAVED FROM MY ENEMIES.

David most likely wrote this psalm when he was young, BUT SANG IT AT THE END OF HIS LIFE (2Sam 22)!  AFTER A LIFE OF TROUBLE, OF RUNNING FROM SAUL, TROUBLES IN HIS FAMILY, TROUBLES IN HIS SINS; HE REALISES THAT GOD HAS ALWAYS THERE!

Psa 18:28-29, FOR YOU WILL LIGHT MY LAMP; The LORD my God WILL ENLIGHTEN MY DARKNESS. FOR BY YOU I can run against a troop, BY MY GOD I can leap over a wall.

IT WAS GOD THAT BROUGHT OUT THE LIGHT IN HIS DARKEST MOMENTS, IT WAS GOD WHO GAVE HIM HIS STRENGTH TO CONTINUE!

Psa 18:30-31, AS FOR GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT; THE WORD OF THE LORD IS PROVEN; HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL WHO TRUST IN HIM. FOR WHO IS GOD, EXCEPT THE LORD? AND WHO IS A ROCK, EXCEPT OUR GOD?

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE DAVID REALIZED THAT THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE TRUE DESPITE HIS CIRCUMSTANCES!

Rom 8:28, AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD, TO THOSE WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE. 

HE WAS A SHIELD WHEN DAVID NEEDED A SHIELD, HE WAS HIS STRENGTH WHEN DAVID WAS WEAK, HE WAS HIS HOPE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY!

Psa 18:32-35, IT IS GOD WHO ARMS ME WITH STRENGTH, And makes my way perfect. HE MAKES MY FEET LIKE THE FEET OF DEER, And sets me on my high places. HE TEACHES MY HANDS TO MAKE WAR, SO THAT MY ARMS CAN BEND A BOW OF BRONZE. YOU HAVE ALSO GIVEN ME THE SHIELD OF YOUR SALVATION; YOUR RIGHT HAND HAS HELD ME UP, YOUR GENTLENESS has made me great.

FOR YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO TRUST THE LORD MAY SEEM DIFFICULT BUT AS YOU GROW IN AGE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HIS HAND IN YOUR LIFE! HE IS ALWAYS THERE AND HE CAN CLEARLY SEE AND HEAR YOU EVEN IF YOU CAN’T! TRUST IN THE LORD!

Psalm 17, we will be like HIM!

Psa 17:4-5, … BY THE WORD OF YOUR LIPS, I HAVE KEPT AWAY FROM THE PATHS OF THE DESTROYER. UPHOLD MY STEPS IN YOUR PATHS, THAT MY FOOTSTEPS MAY NOT SLIP.

David not only knew GOD’s word, but also lived it! Men ate food to stay healthy and strong, YET THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS CAME FROM THE WORD OF GOD! FOOD FOR OUR SOULS!

Mat 4:4, But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.’ ” 

HIS word is not meant to deprive us from anything good, but it’s meant to keep us on a sure and solid foundation! IF WE BUILD ON THE ROCK WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED!

Deu 32:3-4, FOR I PROCLAIM THE NAME OF THE LORD: ASCRIBE GREATNESS TO OUR GOD. HE IS THE ROCK, HIS WORK IS PERFECT; FOR ALL HIS WAYS ARE JUSTICE, A GOD OF TRUTH AND WITHOUT INJUSTICE; RIGHTEOUS AND UPRIGHT IS HE.

Psa 17:14, With Your hand from men, O LORD, From MEN OF THE WORLD who have their portion in this life, And WHOSE BELLY YOU FILL WITH YOUR HIDDEN TREASURE. THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH CHILDREN, AND LEAVE THE REST OF THEIR POSSESSION FOR THEIR BABES. 

The majority of people only live for the present which is quickly passing away! Life is but a vapor which comes and then it’s gone!

Jas 4:14, WHEREAS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW. FOR WHAT IS YOUR LIFE? IT IS EVEN A VAPOR THAT APPEARS FOR A LITTLE TIME AND THEN VANISHES AWAY.

Psa 17:15, AS FOR ME, I WILL SEE YOUR FACE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS; I SHALL BE SATISFIED WHEN I AWAKE IN YOUR LIKENESS. 

Whereas men only lived for the present, DAVID LIVED FOR GOD! DAVID KNEW ONE DAY HE WILL SEE THE LORDS FACE! DAVID KNEW ONE DAY HIS BODY WILL RECEIVE A MAJOR UPGRADE IN THE LIKENESS OF JESUS, AND SO WILL WE! KEEP THE FAITH AND SEEK HIM!

1Jn 3:2, Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed WHAT WE SHALL BE, but we know that when HE IS REVEALED, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM, FOR WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS. 

Psalm 16, We shall be like HIM!

Psa 16:1-2, … PRESERVE ME, O GOD, FOR IN YOU I PUT MY TRUST. O my soul, you have said to the LORD, “YOU ARE MY LORD, MY GOODNESS IS NOTHING APART FROM YOU.”

DAVID TRUSTED IN THE LORD, AND APART FROM HIM LIFE MEANS NOTHING! ALL THE GOOD DAVID CAN DO WILL BE FORGOTTEN WITHOUT GOD; BUT, IN HIM, EVEN A GLASS OF WATER GOD WILL REWARD!

Mar 9:41, FOR WHOEVER GIVES YOU A CUP OF WATER TO DRINK IN MY NAME, BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO CHRIST, ASSUREDLY, I SAY TO YOU, HE WILL BY NO MEANS LOSE HIS REWARD.  

Psa 16:3, AS FOR THE SAINTS WHO ARE ON THE EARTH, “THEY ARE THE EXCELLENT ONES, IN WHOM IS ALL MY DELIGHT.” 

SAINTS ARE THOSE BEING SANCTIFIED BY COMING TO CHRIST JESUS! DAVID DELIGHTED OVER THE SAINTS OF HIS TIME; DO WE DELIGHT IN OUR BROTHERS IN THE LORD? EACH WITH THEIR UNIQUE GIFTS CAN FORM A POWERFUL CHURCH IN HIS NAME!

1Pe 4:10, AS EACH ONE HAS RECEIVED A GIFT, MINISTER IT TO ONE ANOTHER, AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE MANIFOLD GRACE OF GOD. 

Psa 16:9-10, Therefore my HEART IS GLAD, and my glory rejoices; MY FLESH ALSO WILL REST IN HOPE. FOR YOU WILL NOT LEAVE MY SOUL IN SHEOL, NOR WILL YOU ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO SEE CORRUPTION.

David could rest and rejoice knowing that in his death GOD will be there to take care of him! DEATH TO MANY IS THE END OF ALL THINGS, BUT THATS JUST A MERE ILLUSION! IN REALITY IT’S THE BEGINNING OF LIFE IN HIS PRESENCE!

2Cor 5:7-8, FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT. WE ARE CONFIDENT, yes, well pleased rather TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY AND TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD.

JESUS ON THE CROSS HAD VICTORY OVER DEATH AND THE FATHER DIDN’T ALLOW CORRUPTION TO COME NEAR HIM! SINCE HE LIVES, WE SHALL ALSO LIVE AND WE WILL BE LIKE HIM! ONE DAY SOON!

1Jn 3:2, Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed WHAT WE SHALL BE, but we know that WHEN HE IS REVEALED, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM, FOR WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS.